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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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Nothing gets done unless I've written it down.
And so I make lists. Day to day lists of things I should get done, like take out the garbage or doing laundry or posting to my blog.
The adding of the item to the list frequently takes longer than the execution of the item would itself.
There's something comforting about a list, a sort of remedial map for the stupid, the ensuring that things aren't forgotten or mislaid (as so often they are), the perverse satisfaction of scratching items off when finally they're completed...
It helps me to recognize when things are done.
I've lists for outstanding art and literary projects, blog posts, finances, bills, menial day to day tasks, and even, in a recent stroke of genius, lists of lists.
A book, then spreadsheets, of things that need to get done. No one is more organized than myself.
Not my lucky day...
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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It wasn't my lucky day. 45 minutes in line with the book fairy who runs the book stall at Hillhurst on Sundays, fortunately he's not too friendly.
No great treasures, some beanie babies for the daughter (odd ones like Godzilla...), a small opal pendant, silver plate vase, a stack of books rejected by book fairy as unsalable.
Interesting books, possibly, 1st hand travelogues from the 50's, "The Ascent of Everest" by John Hunt, "Tibetan Marches" by André Migot, others similar.
I love 1st hand travel narratives, so despite the rather dated prose styles they should be enjoyable.
And the lottery, my theory didn't even come close. Still, to test this theory properly would take hundreds of trials and thousands of dollars, so perhaps I shouldn't give up so early....
2010 - Garage Sale Season - Week 1 - Parkdale
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
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It begins.
There have been a few already, the out of season ones, but today it begins in earnest, I've put together a map. There's a few local to my new neighborhood of Parkdale. And this morning I'm up early, far too early given how tired I was last night, ready to go.
Pass the time drawing up maps, logistics...
There are the inevitable problems with overlap, promising garage sales on opposite sides of town, so I'll just have to start in my neighborhood and hope to get lucky. It's all about luck and persistence in the end anyways.
And while I'm at it I'll take a look at the lottery numbers online, I have a theory...
Today could be my lucky day.
Starbucks Card Swap
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- Written by: Rod Boyle
- Category: Starbucks & Gift Card Swap
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I'm looking to swap Canadian 2010 Olympic Starbucks cards (unused, uncharged, unregistered) for any foreign Starbucks cards with a unique local design. So, for example, the card above is obviously Canadian, looking to swap the same for cards from other countries - Ireland, for example (The Dublin Card), or Taipei or Japanese Starbucks cards that have designs not used elsewhere. Don't ask why. But if you mail me your Starbucks cards with your address, then I'll mail you an equal number of the above.
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